PET Imaging
PET Imaging: Also known as positron-emission tomography, is a nuclear medicine functional imaging technique that is used to observe metabolic processes in the body as an aid to the diagnosis of disease.
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NOV 14, 2019Chemistry & Physics
NOV 14, 2019In a recent study, a joint research team at the University of Nottingham, University of Oxford, and University College London successfully tested a ne...WRITTEN BY: Yin (Daniel) DuanOCT 05, 2019Neuroscience
OCT 05, 2019Schizophrenia is a severe and debilitating mental illness that affects about 1 in 100 people. This mental disorder is usually characterized by patients' "positive" symptoms, including psychot...WRITTEN BY: Nina LichtenbergOCT 03, 2019Chemistry & Physics
OCT 03, 2019It's no news that our world is entrenched in plastics. What's more unnerving, recent scientific studies found that the tiny pieces of plastics wast...WRITTEN BY: Yin (Daniel) DuanSEP 17, 2019Neuroscience
SEP 17, 2019Play is not just for humans - many animals including dolphins, cats, dogs, otters, and ravens engage in playful behavior. Studying the neuroscience behind play, however, is challenging; it mu...WRITTEN BY: Nina LichtenbergJUL 15, 2019Health & Medicine
JUL 15, 2019Unsurprisingly, college and its encompassing responsibilities cause high-stress levels in students. One way that nearly 1,000 U.S. college campuses try to...WRITTEN BY: Tiffany DazetJUL 15, 2019Plants & Animals
JUL 15, 2019When it comes to domesticated pets, cats and dogs are perhaps some of the most common. But the number of pigs being taken in as domesticated pets as oppose...WRITTEN BY: Anthony BouchardJUL 05, 2019Chemistry & Physics
JUL 05, 2019Non-invasive diagnostic imaging like CT (computed tomography) and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) allow doctors to perform proper diagnosis of diseases wi...WRITTEN BY: Yin (Daniel) DuanJUN 27, 2019Chemistry & Physics
JUN 27, 2019For positron emission tomography (PET) scans, patients are injected with a radioactive probe that emits positrons (a positron is the antimatter of an elect...WRITTEN BY: Yin (Daniel) DuanMAR 31, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
MAR 31, 2019In a study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, researchers used positron emission tomography (PET) scans to examine how an immunotherapy dr...WRITTEN BY: Nouran AminMAR 13, 2019Videos
MAR 13, 2019By combining PET and CT scanning, scientists can now rapidly image the whole human body....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchFEB 14, 2019Cannabis Sciences
FEB 14, 2019There is a growing consensus among scientists that adolescents who use marijuana are at risk for developing mood disorders when they are older....WRITTEN BY: Amy LoriauxFEB 12, 2019Plants & Animals
FEB 12, 2019Established as one of man’s best friends, dogs can seemingly be found in almost every other household you visit. But while humans may enjoy dogs&rsqu...WRITTEN BY: Anthony BouchardJAN 27, 2019Neuroscience
JAN 27, 2019A study out of John's Hopkins University published by Dr. Faith Dickerson, MD, and colleagues late last year have found a possible biomarker. Biom...WRITTEN BY: Amy LoriauxDEC 17, 2018Health & Medicine
DEC 17, 2018Microglia are in primed states when injury happens and acute exposure to opioids activates them further creating pain sensitivity....WRITTEN BY: Aswini KannegantiNOV 29, 2018Chemistry & Physics
NOV 29, 201860 years ago in the Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), the DOE's cutting-edge nuclear research facility located on Long Island, the invention of a n...WRITTEN BY: Yin (Daniel) DuanOCT 08, 2018Immunology
OCT 08, 2018A team of researchers has published their work in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine describing techniques with PET imaging as an alternative to biopsy methods....WRITTEN BY: Nicholas BreehlSEP 26, 2018Neuroscience
SEP 26, 2018Solanezumab: this simple name evokes at the same time one of the greatest hopes and the worst disillusions for Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) patients. Two...WRITTEN BY: Akshay MasandAUG 22, 2018Plants & Animals
AUG 22, 2018Parrots are some of the most popular pets for bird lovers, and while their intelligence is widely-recognized, that hasn’t stopped acclaimed researche...WRITTEN BY: Anthony BouchardAUG 08, 2018Videos
AUG 08, 2018The search for effective treatments for Alzheimer’s disease is ongoing, but overall, hasn’t been productive. Many companies, like pharmaceutica...WRITTEN BY: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 24, 2018Plants & Animals
JUL 24, 2018Dogs are one of the most common choices regarding family pet selection. But despite just how sweet and loving most family canines are, many never have a ch...WRITTEN BY: Anthony BouchardJUN 05, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
JUN 05, 2018Scientists are now applying PET imaging to detect inflammation in people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This could help countless IBD patients conn...WRITTEN BY: Kara MarkerMAY 27, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
MAY 27, 2018While opioids have been in use in North America since at least the time of the Civil War, we still don't know everything about them....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchAPR 30, 2018Plants & Animals
APR 30, 2018Britain’s Forestry Commission is cautioning London residents this week about a sudden uptick in oak processionary moth (OPM) caterpillar sightings. I...WRITTEN BY: Anthony BouchardAPR 26, 2018Neuroscience
APR 26, 2018In the field of neuroscience, the search for information on how to diagnose, treat and perhaps even prevent Alzheimer's disease is a priority. Alzheime...WRITTEN BY: Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 14, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
NOV 14, 2019
In a recent study, a joint research team at the University of Nottingham, University of Oxford, and University College London successfully tested a ne...
WRITTEN BY:
Yin (Daniel) Duan
OCT 05, 2019
Neuroscience
OCT 05, 2019
Schizophrenia is a severe and debilitating mental illness that affects about 1 in 100 people. This mental disorder is usually characterized by patients' "positive" symptoms, including psychot...
WRITTEN BY:
Nina Lichtenberg
OCT 03, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
OCT 03, 2019
It's no news that our world is entrenched in plastics. What's more unnerving, recent scientific studies found that the tiny pieces of plastics wast...
WRITTEN BY:
Yin (Daniel) Duan
SEP 17, 2019
Neuroscience
SEP 17, 2019
Play is not just for humans - many animals including dolphins, cats, dogs, otters, and ravens engage in playful behavior. Studying the neuroscience behind play, however, is challenging; it mu...
WRITTEN BY:
Nina Lichtenberg
JUL 15, 2019
Health & Medicine
JUL 15, 2019
Unsurprisingly, college and its encompassing responsibilities cause high-stress levels in students. One way that nearly 1,000 U.S. college campuses try to...
WRITTEN BY:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 15, 2019
Plants & Animals
JUL 15, 2019
When it comes to domesticated pets, cats and dogs are perhaps some of the most common. But the number of pigs being taken in as domesticated pets as oppose...
WRITTEN BY:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 05, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
JUL 05, 2019
Non-invasive diagnostic imaging like CT (computed tomography) and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) allow doctors to perform proper diagnosis of diseases wi...
WRITTEN BY:
Yin (Daniel) Duan
JUN 27, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
JUN 27, 2019
For positron emission tomography (PET) scans, patients are injected with a radioactive probe that emits positrons (a positron is the antimatter of an elect...
WRITTEN BY:
Yin (Daniel) Duan
MAR 31, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
MAR 31, 2019
In a study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, researchers used positron emission tomography (PET) scans to examine how an immunotherapy dr...
WRITTEN BY:
Nouran Amin
MAR 13, 2019
Videos
MAR 13, 2019
By combining PET and CT scanning, scientists can now rapidly image the whole human body....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 14, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
FEB 14, 2019
There is a growing consensus among scientists that adolescents who use marijuana are at risk for developing mood disorders when they are older....
WRITTEN BY:
Amy Loriaux
FEB 12, 2019
Plants & Animals
FEB 12, 2019
Established as one of man’s best friends, dogs can seemingly be found in almost every other household you visit. But while humans may enjoy dogs&rsqu...
WRITTEN BY:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 27, 2019
Neuroscience
JAN 27, 2019
A study out of John's Hopkins University published by Dr. Faith Dickerson, MD, and colleagues late last year have found a possible biomarker. Biom...
WRITTEN BY:
Amy Loriaux
DEC 17, 2018
Health & Medicine
DEC 17, 2018
Microglia are in primed states when injury happens and acute exposure to opioids activates them further creating pain sensitivity....
WRITTEN BY:
Aswini Kanneganti
NOV 29, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
NOV 29, 2018
60 years ago in the Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), the DOE's cutting-edge nuclear research facility located on Long Island, the invention of a n...
WRITTEN BY:
Yin (Daniel) Duan
OCT 08, 2018
Immunology
OCT 08, 2018
A team of researchers has published their work in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine describing techniques with PET imaging as an alternative to biopsy methods....
WRITTEN BY:
Nicholas Breehl
SEP 26, 2018
Neuroscience
SEP 26, 2018
Solanezumab: this simple name evokes at the same time one of the greatest hopes and the worst disillusions for Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) patients. Two...
WRITTEN BY:
Akshay Masand
AUG 22, 2018
Plants & Animals
AUG 22, 2018
Parrots are some of the most popular pets for bird lovers, and while their intelligence is widely-recognized, that hasn’t stopped acclaimed researche...
WRITTEN BY:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 08, 2018
Videos
AUG 08, 2018
The search for effective treatments for Alzheimer’s disease is ongoing, but overall, hasn’t been productive. Many companies, like pharmaceutica...
WRITTEN BY:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 24, 2018
Plants & Animals
JUL 24, 2018
Dogs are one of the most common choices regarding family pet selection. But despite just how sweet and loving most family canines are, many never have a ch...
WRITTEN BY:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 05, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
JUN 05, 2018
Scientists are now applying PET imaging to detect inflammation in people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This could help countless IBD patients conn...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
MAY 27, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
MAY 27, 2018
While opioids have been in use in North America since at least the time of the Civil War, we still don't know everything about them....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
APR 30, 2018
Plants & Animals
APR 30, 2018
Britain’s Forestry Commission is cautioning London residents this week about a sudden uptick in oak processionary moth (OPM) caterpillar sightings. I...
WRITTEN BY:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 26, 2018
Neuroscience
APR 26, 2018
In the field of neuroscience, the search for information on how to diagnose, treat and perhaps even prevent Alzheimer's disease is a priority. Alzheime...
WRITTEN BY:
Brenda Kelley Kim